CREATING EFFECTIVE POSTER

PRESENTATIONSA crash course in planning, design, development, and presentation

Heather Moorefield-Lang

The three-legged stool of presentations.

1. Message.

The three-legged stool of presentations.

1. Message.2. Visuals.

The three-legged stool of presentations.

1. Message.2. Visuals.

3. Delivery.

The three-legged stool of presentations.

What does effective visual communication look like?

You, age 5.

1. Know your message.WHAT’S YOUR

MESSAGE?

1. Know your story.

2. Know your audience.

3. Go analog.

1.Title2. Author Name/Affiliation

3.Intro or Abstract____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Objectives/Goals/Major

Problems________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Methods________________________________________________________________

6. Results/Findings____________________________________________________________

7. Conclusions________________________________________________________________________________

8. References________________________________________

9.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

-Albert Einstein

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Horizontal Symmetry Horizontal + Vertical Symmetry

Diagonal Symmetry Asymmetry

Text

size

Matters.(….font and alignment, too.)

Don’t use these colors together.Don’t use these colors together.Don’t use these colors together.Don’t use these colors together.

Color matters.

Examples

Speaking to your Audience

Two Different Types

• Up Close and Personal• Large Crowd

EyeContact

Enunciation

Take Your Time

Stand your Ground

Projection

Technology

Let’s practice!

Activity

• Choose a partner• Put together a 60 second “elevator speech”• This speech highlights the points of your

poster• Practice it out loud• Present it to partner• If there is time will look for a few brave souls

to present to class.

What I am Looking For

• Eye Contact• Taking your Time• Enunciation• Clear presentation of ideas• Don’t forget to introduce yourself and your

poster title or idea

(Feel free to stand if it makes you feel better)